tarnation

tɑːrˈneɪʃən

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Definition of tarnation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

curse

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damnation or hell

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He was scared of facing tarnation for his sins.

damnation

hell

exclamation

Dated

expression of surprise or anger

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What in tarnation is going on here?

confound it

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what in tarnation

exp.

used to express surprise or disbelief

What in tarnation is going on here?

Origin of tarnation

Alteration of 'darnation', euphemism for 'damnation'

Examples of tarnation in a sentence

She feared tarnation for her misdeeds.
Tarnation! I forgot my keys again.
In tarnation, why is this happening?

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French:damnation, diable, ...
German:Verdammnis, Himmel, ...
Italian:dannazione, diamine, ...
Spanish:condenación, demonios, ...
Portuguese:maldição, raios, ...
Chinese:地狱, 见鬼, ...
Japanese:地獄, 何だって, ...
Arabic:لعنة, يَا لَلْعَجَب, ...
Hebrew:שְׁאוֹל, אֵיזוֹהוּ, ...
Russian:проклятие, твою мать, ...
Ukrainian:прокляття, чортівня, ...
Hindi:नरक, बला, ...
Bengali:নরক, অদ্ভুত, ...
Catalan:infern, dimonis, ...
Czech:zatracení, sakra, ...
Danish:forbandelse, alverden, ...
Dutch:verdoemenis, hemelsnaam, ...
Greek:καταδίκη, κατάρα, ...
Hungarian:kárhozat, csuda, ...
Khmer:នរក, ពាក្យឧទានបង្ហាញការភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល ឬកំហឹង, ...
Korean:지옥, 이런 일이, ...
Persian:جهنم, تعجب, ...
Polish:piekło, cholera, ...
Portuguese (BR):maldição, diabos, ...
Romanian:damnație, naiba, ...
Swedish:förbannelse, hela friden, ...
Thai:คำสาปแช่ง, การแสดงความประหลาดใจ, ...
Turkish:lanet, ne halt, ...
Vietnamese:lời nguyền rủa, chuyện quái gì, ...

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